We believe riding is for everyone. Will you help make this a reality?
Steady Strides was founded in 2017 with the mission to make horses
and horseback riding more ACCESSIBLE and INCLUSIVE and to eliminate
the barriers that prevent people from riding. With help from donors, Steady Strides has created
services and programs to ensure that ANYONE who wants to ride or be
around horses, can do that.
We have a large herd of school horses so people can take lessons and
progress their riding skills without the financial hardship of having to
lease or purchase a horse. In just six years of being open, we have
served more than 350 people through our riding and horsemanship
programs.
We have a financial aid program, and we offer both FREE and LOW-
COST lessons to families who can’t afford the full cost of lessons. Since
opening in 2017, we have given financial assistance to more than 100
participants.
We have an adaptive riding program for students with physical,
cognitive and emotional disabilities. We offer our adaptive riders safe
horses, specialized equipment, and certified instructors to ensure all
their riding and horsemanship goals can be met. Those goals can be
anything from safely riding at the walk and experiencing the
therapeutic movement of the horse to jumping and showing. Steady
Strides is committed to helping our adaptive riders pursue whatever
goals are possible for each rider.
We also have a horse rescue program, and in six years we have rescued
14 horses! We have saved horses from neglectful and abusive
situations and from auction. We’ve also stepped in and helped out
horse owners who are struggling and prevent their horses from ending
up in a bad situation. Many of our rescue horses have been able to be
rehabilitated and either go on to work in our riding programs or have
been adopted into wonderful homes.
We’re so grateful to be able to do the work we do and to help both
people and horses in the Tucson community. These amazing services are only possible with donor assistance. Will you make a gift today?